How to wax your own skis

[jryan612]

Stoned is the way of the wax...

[panadevulpe]

I remember back in the day when waxing meant rubbing paraffin on your skis. If you didn't have it, you'd rub a candle stick. No ironing, scraping and brushing bs

[Sagina1999]

I think you forgot to brush first! Anyway, good work.

[sk8skiboard3]

how do i get my ptex to stay, it always pops out!

[metafisi]

dude looks high, you can hear in his heavy breathing... nasty...

[DangleSnipes911]

what here is used to mount the skis

[jackison023]

poor technique and explanation. not to mention violating just about every safety protocol suggested in a tech shop. wouldn't let my skis near this guy

[watterbottle700]

@jackison023 I must agree. I've never heard of scraping off all the wax before. I hate the "dripping wax" method also. I just rub mine on, then iron afterward.

[purta88]

This guy looks really high lol



[Eastlaxer14]

Why did he put so much wax on

[skiwiz100]

I do not know.

[jyowen]

@Eastlaxer14 Because he's selling wax.

[ballstodawall]

@Eastlaxer14 to sell more wax

[y2knoproblem]

How often do you do this?

[skiwiz100]

When you go bicycling do you make sure your tires are at the right pressure and fill them if they need it.

You should wax before skiing every time. I wax my race skis every time and my others skis I will ski two or three times and then wax.

[derabt1]

@y2knoproblem every week

[ryc777]

how hot should your iron be ???

[skiwiz100]

Hi, For Swix Yellow 230F, Red 245F, violet 275F,Blue 280F and Green is 300F. I found it in a Swix book I have.

Ski/Snowboard Preparation. It is from 2006.

[Sagina1999]

@skiwiz100 Swix is nuts! Too hot. You better be frickin' careful!

[jgrnght]

@skiwiz100 it says it on the wax package

[sk8skiboard3]

how crucial is the cleaning coat of wax?

[skiwiz100]

Hi, You can  clean with the chemical cleaner but it strips the base. If you clean with the wax and you are getting wax in to your base or don't clean at all. Just wax often. If you are on the world cup it is crucial.

[skiwiz100]

So you think I need better on screen talent for my next video. How To Sharpen Your Skis.

[AugustusLarch]

@skiwiz100

He is a good wax tech. He speaks well. He may not have electric eunthsiasm, but would you really want that guy waxing skis.

What about the tranverse rilling? Make sure to brush that out as well.

You have sufficient on screen talent here.

[dionfortie]

that guy is a retard



[jetonmulla]

i think all waxes are the same candle wax.

[skiwiz100]

Ski wax can be made from Paraffin and Microcrystalline Waxes. Paraffin is soft and is good for warmer weather. Microcrystalline wax is mixed with the Paraffin to make the wax harder for colder weather. There could be other chemicals in ski wax that I do not know of.

[lickmylollipop14]

@skiwiz100 can i use one ball jay wax that i normally use on my snowboard on skis

[samanferrari]

thizz face 3:17

[Eureka3d]

3:58 was just awkward.

[Mrskierkierdude]

When you say thin to win how much is that because I have heard you are supposed to scrape it all off??

[skiwiz100]

When I went to the Ski Mechanics Workshop. They had a saying. Thick to stick and thin to win. Yes scrape it all off and brush it out.

[phil656565]

@Mrskierkierdude just make sure your not scraping into your bases, you should get a little base material with the wax but if your getting loads stop, and pull out the brush, this saves your base structure and it will hold for a long time and its fast as lightning which leads to more :)

[Shankapotamus]

How much weed to you think this guy smokes?

[skiwiz100]

A lot

[watchmyshoes22]

didnt watch because of mono sound

[mtlwill]

what do you scrape it with

[MrHvrd]

If u have a Swix waxing kit, it should come with a metal scraper.. mostly all the wax kits have one included. :-)

[mtlwill]

i just had the wax but i used a thin sheet of metal and it seemed to work fine

[csskid]

is there a difference between ski wax and snowboard wax?

swix wax is top knotch stuff but i'm kinda of low on cash right now.

what are some good hot waxes that i can get off the net for cheap? i mean blocks that have enough wax for more than just one snowboard waxing.

[K2Tanner]

No, skis and boards have the same base material so it doesn't matter.

[skiwiz100]

Swix sells wax in a box, with 5 bars that are 180g.

The box is 900g. SVST has 10 oz. bars and I thank it cost less than Swix.

[axelwillowtree]

I have a question here: If i want to put Swix CH4 green cold wax on my skis, is it a good idea to add a little bit of purple and blue waxes to it so i dont scrape all the green off when i scrape?

[skiwiz100]

I would mix red or purple. the blue is hard.

and with the harder waxes I will scrape the wax when it is warm. Not wet just warm.

I am not a expert at waxing. I was just the camera opertor an editor for the video. posted it to.

[ROCKSTARburner16]

do you have to wax your skis???

[skiwiz100]

Not waxing your skis is like riding your bicycle with haft the air pressure in your tires.

[skiwiz100]

Hi,

I never heard that you should wax tip to tail but know scrape should have been done tip to tail. With the wax and brush,thats all we had.

I was just the camera person and I did the editing. How did that part look.

[john21992]

would it be the same process for rub-on wax just no iron?

[MLBfreek35]

You don't scrape or brush rub on waxes, usually you just apply and use a cork or paper towel to rub it into the ski

[hyefisherman]

sweet vid man

[m4tt3dg4r]

would this work for a snowskate too?

[skiwiz100]

Yes, At first I was thinking what is a snowskate and then I remember. At Mt. Southington School they have one for us ski instructors to play with. So if the bottom of it looks like a ski or snowboard it will work.

[alertgab]

thanxs